Staying at Hotels in Orlando Near Disney World

Did you know there are over 1,500 hotels in Orlando near Disney World? It would be impossible – and overwhelming – to give you information on every hotel near Disney World, the information would simply be too much. To make it easier for you we’ve divided the hotels into three different categories based on location.

If you want to stay at a hotel in Orlando near Disney World you have three different areas to choose from; each has a distinct flavor and advantages that make it worth considering:

• Hotels in the Kissimmee(or HWY192) area
• Hotels in the Lake Buena Vista area
• Hotels located on Disney World property

Hotels in the Kissimmee

Since the oldest Walt Disney World Main gate entrance is the one south of Walt Disney World on HWY 192, this was an extremely popular location for hotels. Since this is the oldest entrance, many of the hotels located here are older as well. Thankfully, many of the national chains have been moving back into this area and are tearing down or totally renovating hotels in the Kissimmee area.

Hotels in the Lake Buena Vista

Located on the North side of Walt Disney World, this area filled with hotels in Orlando near Disney World is the latest to be developed. The Lake Buena Vista area hotels are much newer than many of the hotels on HWY 192—and the nightly rates are a little higher. You can expect to find great shopping and dining in the Lake Buena Vista area

Hotels inside Disney World

The hotels inside Disney World offer you and your family easy access to the Disney theme parks since most offer free shuttle service every thirty minutes. You’ll get lots of great perks from being so close to Disney, but you should expect to pay a little more to stay inside of Walt Disney World. Here’s a great article about hotels vs. vacation homes.

Disney Good Neighbor Hotels: Disney Good Neighbor Hotels are hotels that have met Disney World's stringent quality guidelines for hotels in the Orlando area. These hotels are much less expensive than hotels inside Walt Disney World, but offer visitors a Disney-themed stay close to all of the Disney parks. With a Disney Good Neighbor Hotel you can experience all of the Disney Magic without the Disney price tag. All Disney Good Neighbor Hotels provide free shuttle service to all of the Walt Disney World theme parks.